Short reviews

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(2013), "Short reviews", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 3 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd.2013.52103aaa.002

Short reviews

Short reviews

Article Type: Short reviews From: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Volume 3, Issue 1.

New books

Beyond Smart Cities: How Cities Network, Learn and InnovateAuthor: Tim CampbellCampbell aims to analyse and discuss the learning side of urban development. He searches for the mechanisms that affect the way cities learn. For example by their pro-activeness and the way they gather, manage and monitor new knowledge. After a general overview of the way cities learn where he includes geographical patterns, main areas of learning and the impact of the typo of exchange, three pro-active learners’ styles are identified: informal learning; a technical mode of learning; and a more corporate learning style. The book ends by providing a roadmap for cities and scholars. The book offers both a scientific and practical way of thinking about urban development.

Cultures and Globalization, Cities, Cultural Policy and GovernanceEdited by Helmut Anheier and Yudhishthir IsarReview by Paloma GuzmanThe fifth edition of The Cultures and Globalization Series compiles academic essays and practical experiences which present the growing importance of culture in local policies and the role of cities as the main place were creative processes and contemporary cultural change take place. Practical examples cover the four continents and topics range from creative industries, heritage, memory to cultural policies. The second part, introduces 12 Indicator Suites: nine profile and compare cities presented in part 1 along six dimensions related to homogeneity. This aims to prove the city's capacity for “positive creative developments”. The rest display global indicators used to illustrate urbanization trends, city networks and rankings.

Cultural Heritage, Cultural Rights, Cultural Diversity: New Developments in International LawEdited by Silvia Borelli and Federico LenzeriniThis is volume 4 in a series on Studies in Intercultural Human Rights, which offers an interdisciplinary approach towards global societal problems. The book presents the results of an Italian governance financed research project on international cultural heritage law. It contains 19 contributions varying in topic from intangible heritage and cultural diversity, to underwater heritage, the human dimension of heritage, climate change regulations and investment rules, all from the perspective of the legal framework of cultural heritage. The chapters incorporate the recent evolution of cultural heritage law, by taking cultural heritage as representing a holistic notion strongly connected with the identity of peoples as well with individual and collective human rights.

Past events

ENCATC Conference Networked Culture12-14 September 2012, London, UKIn 2012 ENCATC celebrated its 20th anniversary, with the conference Networked Culture organized in partnership with the Goldsmiths, University of London. The conference brought together a large and varied group of over 160 cultural researchers, policy makers and cultural operators, who actively and enthusiastically engaged in discussions, seminars and field trips. The 6th Young Cultural Policy Researchers’ (YCPR) Forum preceded the conference and successfully brought together about 30 early career cultural policy researchers to meet fellow researchers, share experiences and discuss research issues. During the Forum, the 2012 Cultural Policy Research Award was awarded to Christiaan de Beukelaer from Belgium and studying at the University of Leeds (UK).

Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage28-30 November 2012, Amersfoort, the NetherlandsReview by Dr Bart AnkersmitHundred and twenty people from 37 different countries met at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) to participate in an international meeting on Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage. Twenty years ago the topic would have hardly brought ten people together. The organizing team put together a very dynamic programme around three main topics: methods, techniques and tools; risk management case studies; values and communication.

Presentations were short and focused, allowing time for discussion. Of particular interest was the possibility to learn and compare different approaches to risk management in different contexts, to recognize the specific challenges of applying the method to various types of cultural heritage, from libraries to sites. The organizers also arranged six workshops on some of the tools developed by the meeting partners.

Closing event of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention6-8 November, Kyoto, JapanThe closing event of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention gathered more than 500 international heritage experts from 60 countries to culminate a year of celebratory activities around the world. They presented and discussed subjects in line with the theme of the anniversary year: Sustainable Development and Local Communities. Also, the final Kyoto Vision was formulated with the intention to orient the implementation of the World Heritage Convention going forward with a call for action: the international community should ensure “effective involvement of local communities, indigenous peoples, experts and youth” in the whole process of World Heritage, from nomination to long-term heritage management.

Tools and web sites

World Heritage State of Conservation Information SystemThe World Heritage Centre, with the support of the Flanders Government, has launched an integrated information system to track the state of conversation of World Heritage properties since the first reports in 1979 and the factors affecting their outstanding universal value. The public can access this information on the World Heritage Centre's web site, and can search through many different criteria, e.g. year, region, criteria, threat, etc., to find the exact data needed. The data are pulled from the State of Conservation reports, which are regularly written by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN) and is integrated with UNESCO's current databases.Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/soc/

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Preservation Leadership Forum (PLF)Timely, content rich, and just a little wonky, the PLF blog is a new web site where preservationists can go to access tools and resources, track the latest trends, and start conversations. It is a network of preservation leaders – professionals, students, volunteers, activists, experts – who share the latest ideas, information and advice, and have access to in-depth preservation resources and training. On the forum, one will find well-researched articles, news and analysis, programme announcements and deadlines, advocacy highlights, as well as articles, re-posts and commentary from Forum members. Individual professionals, organizations and students can get an annual membership by signing up at the National Trust's web site and paying a small fee.Source: http://blog.preservationleadershipforum.org/

Culture Entry Points in UNDAFsThis UNESCO search tool provides access to a comprehensive database of cultural elements that have been included in the United Nationals Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs). The database will pull from UNDAFs in 124 countries from a period between 1998 and 2016. Each search result specifies how culture was included in the strategic planning document, the thematic pillar of the UNDAF under which the reference was made, the relevant UN partners listed, and the exact formulation of the reference to culture in the UNDAF document.